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- Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an English pop band that formed in Liverpool in 1980. They comprise Holly Johnson (vocals), Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Mark O'Toole (bass), Brian Nash (guitar) and Peter Gill (drums). They were among the first openly gay pop acts and made gay rights and sexuality a theme of their music and performances.
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an English pop band that formed in Liverpool in 1980. They comprise Holly Johnson (vocals), Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Mark O'Toole (bass), Brian Nash (guitar) and Peter Gill (drums).
William Holly Johnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan.
- 'Watching The Wildlife' Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife. 'Watching The Wildlife' was Frankie Goes To Hollywood's final ever single release, and it didn't fare too well on the charts either.
- 'Born To Run' Born To Run. A Bruce Springsteen cover might seem like a bit of a curveball for a synth-pop sensation. But with Frankie Goes To Hollywood subversive bravado, it works, especially when you consider that 'The Boss' championed the stories of blue-collar people.
- 'San Jose (The Way)' San Jose. Another cover that featured on Frankie Goes To Hollywood's debut 1984 album was 'San Jose (The Way)'. A cover of Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach's 'Do You Know The Way To San Jose' - with a slightly re-jigged title - was one of the album's more pensive, tender moments.
- 'Ferry Cross The Mersey' Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Ferry Cross The Mersey - Debut Appearance On The Tube.m4v. A song that was evidently close to the Liverpudlian's hearts - and every person from Liverpool in honesty - is Gerry & The Pacemakers' 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'.
May 10, 2023 · The story of seminal 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood is to be turned into a film musical. Titled Relax, it is named after their first single, which was famously banned by the BBC...
May 8, 2023 · Frankie Goes To Hollywood have played live for the first time in 36 years - but their long-awaited reunion was brief, lasting for just one song.
In 2009, The Sunday Times called Frankie Goes To Hollywood “the biggest British pop group since the Beatles and the most controversial since the Sex Pistols”. Formed in late 1981.
May 9, 2023 · Frankie Goes To Hollywood reunited for the first time in 36 years in Liverpool on Sunday (May 7). Picture: Youtube/Alamy. By Giorgina Ramazzotti. Holly Johnson took to the stage with his Frankie Goes To Hollywood bandmates to wow the crowd in Liverpool ahead of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.
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